The Duchess Who Shaped the Fate of France
by Bronwen McSheaThe renowned Cardinal Richelieu had more confidence in his unknown niece than any other person. Was that trust well-founded? Continue Reading »
Haiti's Catholic Hero
by M. D. AeschlimanToussaint L’Ouverture was not a Jacobin revolutionary. He was a Catholic, whose view of universal human dignity was drawn from the heart of the gospel itself. Continue Reading »
J’Accuse
by Ephraim RadnerBad reviews killed the poet Keats, so the story goes. Even though the tale has been debunked, it remains popularly repeated. We enjoy the éclat of unjust criticism, especially of the famous, even as we relish pitying the weakness of the oversensitive. The great film director Akira . . . . Continue Reading »
Houellebecq's Omelette
by Theodore DalrympleAs Chekhov conveyed boredom without being boring, so Michel Houellebecq conveys meaninglessness without being meaningless. Indeed, his particular subject is the spiritual, intellectual, and political vacuity of life in a modern consumer society—France in this case, but it could be any . . . . Continue Reading »
What Happened in the French Election
by Theodore DalrympleMacron was legitimately elected in the sense that there was no fraud to account for his victory, no constitutional rules broken. As representative of the people’s hopes or wishes, Macron has little legitimacy; and yet he has immense power. Continue Reading »
The Mind of Éric Zemmour
by Mark BauerleinNathan Pinkoski joins the podcast to discuss Eric Zemmour and his recent First Things article, “The Most Controversial Man in France.” Continue Reading »
France's Tragic Song
by Sam KrissThis year, France’s presidential election is being fought almost entirely on the terrain of national identity. Not on the question of who is best suited to govern France, but on the question of what France even is to begin with. So much public discourse circles on the same questions: Are we . . . . Continue Reading »
Restoring Notre-Dame
by Samuel GreggThe planned redesign of Notre-Dame de Paris’s interior is an atrocity that will turn the cathedral into little more than a Catholic Disneyland. Continue Reading »
Nathan Pinkoski on Éric Zemmour
by R. R. RenoNathan Pinkoski joins R. R. Reno to talk about French presidential candidate Éric Zemmour. Continue Reading »
The Most Controversial Man in France
by Nathan PinkoskiÉric Zemmour is the most important media personality in France today. He is also the most controversial. So, in February 2021, when he hinted on television that he was considering running for president, he sent shock waves through France’s chattering classes. Despite widespread denunciation, and . . . . Continue Reading »
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